NICE(C)                  XENIX System V                   NICE(C)



     Name
          nice - Runs a command at a different priority.

     Syntax
          nice [ -increment ] command [ arguments ]

     Description
          nice executes command with a lower CPU scheduling priority.
          Priorities range from 0 to 39, where 0 is the highest
          priority and 39 is the lowest.  By default, commands have a
          "nice value" of 20.  If an -increment argument is given
          where increment is in the range 1-19, increment is added to
          the default priority of 20 to produce a numerically higher
          priority, meaning a lower scheduling priority.  If no
          increment is given, an increment of 10 to produce a priority
          of 30 is assumed.

          The super-user may run commands with priority higher than
          normal by using a double negative increment.  For example,
          an argument of --10 would decrement the default to produce a
          nice value of 10, which is a higher scheduling priority than
          the default of 20.

     See Also
          nohup(C), nice(S)

     Diagnostics
          nice returns the exit status of the subject command.

     Notes
          An increment larger than 19 is equivalent to 19.
























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